How to Decorate “Eggs” without Eggs
Do you remember trying to balance a hard-boiled egg on those flimsy pieces of wire, dipping them into cups filled with vinegar, hot water, and a colored tablet? Not this year!
Between the mess and the cost of eggs, you may seek a way to “decorate eggs” without using real eggs.
Craft egg shapes are available locally at craft or big box stores or online made with wood, plastic, or hard paper mache. Other options are egg cutouts or marshmallows. Depending on what you choose, they can be even cheaper than the real things, and they will last forever!
1 Decoupage – Start with wood or hard paper eggs. Paint with a thin coat of Mod Podge then add confetti, tissue paper, paper napkins, or wrapping paper. Add another coat of Mod Podge over the entire surface and let dry.
2 Paint & Draw – Acrylic or tempura paint works best on wood or paper mache eggs. Pick a paintbrush that will wok on the size egg you’ve chosen (ie: wide brushes for oversized eggs). Sharpies, markers, and colored pencils can be used instead, or as a way to add dimension to the painted egg.
3 Crayon relief watercolor painting – Watercolor paint is excellent for mimicking the pastel looks of traditional Easter eggs on card stock. Draw the egg shape on a piece of card stock, then draw lines or spots with white crayon. When you paint over it with the watercolors, the paint won’t stick to the crayon, but it will color the paper.
4 Add sparkle – A great craft for plastic eggs, especially already colored plastic eggs. Glue any small adornments to the egg with Elmer’s glue or a hot glue gun. Think glitter, sprinkles, buttons, sequins, gems, beads, paper flowers, lace, ribbon, Washi tape… whatever you have on hand. Another option for older kids is to use the lightweight Styrofoam eggs (not the smooth ones), and use straight pins to attach sequins or ribbon. For the young kids, give them a sheet of stickers and let them go!
5 Dye marshmallows – Hold one end of a large marshmallow with a fork, toothpick, or even your fingers, then dip into a cup of water and food coloring. Turn the marshmallow around until the whole thing is dyed. Dip multiple times for a deeper color. Set on a paper
